Hello Everyone,
Quick question: Is it considered the standard of care, as part of the daily PICC assessment, to measure and document arm circumference ? The INS standards do not specifically cite this. Nor do I find anything in the CDC guidelines. Thanks in advance.
David Bruce RN
Vascular Access Team
Albany NY
No, there are far too many ways that daily measurements can vary from nurse to nurse and there is no evidence that this is useful. Lynn
Lynn Hadaway, M.Ed., RN, NPD-BC, CRNI
Lynn Hadaway Associates, Inc.
PO Box 10
Milner, GA 30257
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